On Sunday August 21st, John Cook finished 2nd place on the third hole of a 3-hole final round playoff at the Seniors Players PGA Championship in New York. Fred Couples closed out with an even-par 71 to match Cook (70) at 11-under on to force the playoff on Westchester Country Club's West Course. Cook held a share of the lead for nine holes but bogeyed No. 16 and missed birdie putts on the final two holes, forcing the second straight playoff and fourth overall in the event history. "I thought that putt was going in," Cook said. "My eyes got real big." Cook narrowly missed a chance for his first major victory after having won three PGA Champions Tour events this season. "It's disappointing," Cook said. "It really is. I'm disappointed that I didn't come out on top, but I'm not going to look back and say I should've or would've, could've done this. Just the conditions were such that it didn't allow that. But I battled all day. I really did." The PGA Champions Tour continues next week at the Boeing Classic on Friday Aug 26 – Sunday Aug 28, 2011.
